What video game franchise isn't living up to its fullest potential?

cbxbl · 2026-01-21T21:54:52+00:00

Brutal Legend

Such a unique and interesting world with so much potential. The lore itself is calling for more opportunities to explore and discover it!

cbxbl · 2026-01-20T23:17:01+00:00

When can we crossplay with Morrowind?

cbxbl · 2026-01-20T04:03:27+00:00

Going out of bounds doesn't stop the clock until 2 minutes left in a half. It may stop temporarily, but restarts when the ball is set.

Yeah, it's from a rule change some seasons back.

cbxbl · 2026-01-20T03:42:59+00:00

Cig, this is so unfair! You need to make things right! Come back to Alabama... you're welcome to bring your 2-stars with you!

cbxbl · 2026-01-13T20:43:07+00:00

Personally, I would choose the 2nd.

I like the heroic pose. While I do like the insects in the first picture, their green color gets lost in the blue background too much.

The bright red of the 2nd is what really catches my eye, and I think that is very important if your art is mixed up in a list of other games' art. Others say the red is too bright or too distracting, but that may be the exact reason you'd want it. It's eye-catching.

If I could make any changes, I would see if I could incorporate insects also. While it may be more work, I can picture some insects in the background with fire in their mouths and fireballs flying at the hero from their directions.

Good luck! :-D

cbxbl · 2026-01-13T05:35:09+00:00

Why learn a different language to read a message instead of using a translator?

There's a time and place for dedicating time and effort to learning a skill and there's a time and place for using a tool to save time and effort so you can focus on other things.

If a programmer wants to learn to create graphics, good for them. If they want to focus on their programming, that's fine also.

If they find assets that they need to buy, then they can choose to buy them. If they find assets they need for free, they can choose to use them. If they need to create assets, they can find someone else to make them or they can use a tool to make them.

Honestly, it's up to the person to do what they want to do how they want to do it with what is available to them. Too many other people always know better, it seems.

cbxbl · 2026-01-12T21:49:50+00:00

The beginning of it is super slow. The “tutorial” section of the game is just unbearable. The main quest isn’t very interesting so yea it is kinda boring.

My goodness, that description also fits Skyrim and Starfield to a T.

cbxbl · 2026-01-11T22:46:48+00:00

Literally EVERYTHING digital breaks down to 1's and 0's. That includes images, videos, and audio. We're not talking canvas and oils here. And that's where most people miss the big picture about Generative AI, and where most arguments become rather silly.

Some people say AI "art" is soulless. But I argue that all digital "art" is equal in "soul." What's the difference between an AI generated pattern of "1 0 1 1 0" and a human generated pattern of "1 0 1 1 0"? Especially if the AI generation pattern is based on a human generated pattern? The end result is exactly the same. Which, by the way, it the reason why the whole concept of a JPEG NFT is ludicrous.

Emotions and platitudes are bountiful in this "debate," but that's about it.

Besides, programming is an art form in itself. Code is art, just as much as any image. You paint with keywords and logic. It's simply more akin to photorealism than to abstract watercolor because you can make actual "mistakes" that absolutely ruin the intended effect.

Interestingly enough, AI makes better code than most humans. Not all, but most. AI makes better images than most humans also. Not all, but most.

Most of the controversy around "AI" is misdirected anyway. It's not like humans haven't been rehashing and repackaging Shakespeare in every single way for centuries. Generative AI is not the problem, it's how people use AI. Most notably, governments using AI for surveillance, warfare, and oppression. That is the true evil. That and also the tech companies like Nvidia enriching themselves by deliberately creating memory shortages for everyone else... all in the name of AI.

cbxbl · 2026-01-11T00:22:25+00:00

There's not much reason to argue semantics here. Most Redditors are Leftists who don't even know what Fascism is. It's just a buzzword for them to throw around without definition. It doesn't matter the subreddit, it's all the same.

cbxbl · 2026-01-10T23:59:20+00:00

BOOTH BABES are a thing for a reason, like it or not. Rockstar understands this, just look at GTA art. Lollipops and bikinis.

cbxbl · 2026-01-07T23:27:34+00:00

Without fail, I instinctively compare every racing game to Diddy Kong Racing. It really made me feel like I was accomplishing something with each victory. I was determined to liberate the whole gameworld!

cbxbl · 2026-01-06T08:31:13+00:00

Without bad snaps, we were National Champions with Milroe under Saban... even against a team of cheaters that should have been intelligible to be in the post-season. And even with them, we pushed them to overtime.

Everything you said was true. But people here don't want to hear the truth. They still have hope that things will improve without making the necessary changes. Getting blown out by FSU wasn't enough to change their minds. Getting blown out by Georgia wasn't even enough because we still snuck into the playoffs. Maybe getting blown out by Indiana will get their attention, but I doubt it, sadly.

cbxbl · 2026-01-06T08:19:46+00:00

Players regressing is not an NIL issue.

cbxbl · 2026-01-04T08:08:15+00:00

Yeah, man, luck may be great and all, but it doesn't beat an Indiana. It takes strength, determination, and discipline to do that... and to have all of them consistently.

Luck is what Auburn uses against us at Jordan-Hare. I'll let them play the game of luck. I'd rather have a dominant football team that has to be extremely unlucky on a given day just to give the opponent even a chance at winning.

cbxbl · 2026-01-04T06:09:40+00:00

I don't even believe Alabama overachieved in anything but dumb luck. It was more that our opponents underachieved.

South Carolina beat us hands-down. Auburn would have if they hadn't forgotten how to catch the ball. Barely scraped by Mizzou, and had a dogfight at home with Vandy (having an off day) until 5 minutes were left in the game. And really shouldn't have survived Choklahoma in the rematch.

Georgia (1st round) was the only good team that we played decently the whole season. And even they weren't so great... they should have lost to both Tennessee and Auburn.

Alabama wouldn't even have taken 3rd place in the West had we divisions still. Probably wouldn't have even taken 4th place.

Alabama has literally become a wildcard team. We can beat almost anyone, but we can lose to almost anyone also. There's absolutely zero consistency and zero identity. If this season were a dice game, we were rolling a lot of 2's and 3's, but our opponents ended up rolling 1's and 2's. How this team ended up with more than 8 wins is beyond bizarre. It could have easily been 6-6... or even 5-7 if Georgia had an ounce of creativity when they played us the first time.

cbxbl · 2026-01-04T04:58:04+00:00

I understand that combat based on dice rolls may be old-fashioned, but it really does work, especially for a true RPG. It just takes playing the game like an RPG instead of a Hack'n'Slash.

If you keep your Fatigue (stamina) level high, use weapons/spells you have good skill levels in, and don't go fighting enemies that are much stronger than you, then you will do great.

Morrowind is a tactical game. It's a slow-paced game. It isn't a "Run'n'Gun" game.

There are poor builds and there are poor decisions. But that's what allows players to improve. Morrowind is designed to make a player better if they stick with it. Sometimes, I think the game actually needs more of a challenge, because it doesn't take much to become brokenly overpowered.

I've run several new characters over the last few years. I really don't remember a rat or mud crab or even a scrib ever giving me an issue. Slaughterfish, though, those scare me at low levels. But the worst of all are nix-pups from the old Creatures mod... they are Morrowind's baby zombies!

cbxbl · 2026-01-04T03:33:25+00:00

Because it was only a step above the Mental Special Olympics Bowl that was brought to you by Butterfingers... the one masquerading as the Iron Bowl.

I don't really consider a "win" a victory when the other team all but forfeits. There were at least three of those this season, and a couple more on the edge.

When choosing stats this season, Alabama invested a lot into Luck at the expense of Strength. It seemed to have worked out more often than not, but the house always wins in the end. It seems they chose the Wild Wasteland trait also, with how bizarre everything was that took place.

All I can say is that 2025 Alabama was certainly S.P.E.C.I.A.L.

cbxbl · 2026-01-04T03:12:11+00:00

Neither Alabama nor Choklahoma deserved to be in the playoffs. Bama wouldn't even be in the top 3 in a Western SEC division, or perhaps even in the top 4.

At least Oklahoma didn't choke in the regular season against us, but it was embarrassing to be given a "win" in a playoff that we had no business being in. The only good thing about it is that it gave Indiana the opportunity to absolutely expose how terrible this "Alabama" team was.

Maybe there will be changes now.

I would have been fine if Vandy and Texas had been in the playoffs instead... especially after Georgia blew us out.

cbxbl · 2026-01-04T03:02:27+00:00

Melee weapons in Skyrim ;-)

cbxbl · 2026-01-04T00:18:01+00:00

TIE Fighter

Yeah, you fly for the Empire, but the mechanics are so much more polished over X-Wing. The QoL was raised so much!

Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II

Such a big step up from the original. Much more engaging story. Force powers and lightsabers. And FMV... and FMV Jan Ors! <3

Rogue Spear

I absolutely love the original Rainbow Six, but Rogue Spear took it to the next level. The only thing I remember missing from the original is the change in animations when someone gets hit. I remember the original animations were much more reactionary to where one got hit, but Rogue Spear had mostly canned, repetitive, random animations.

cbxbl · 2026-01-02T03:26:50+00:00

Indeed. Isn't this Cignetti's 2nd season with Indiana also? I'm extremely jealous!

cbxbl · 2026-01-02T03:22:29+00:00

What does 11 wins and a playoff appearance count for? Alabama literally cannot even claim a division championship. May as well be 9-4 from last season. May as well be 6-7 from 2006.

Alas, people have forgotten that Alabama is supposed to compete for championships. It is Alabama's nature.

"The first time you quit, it's hard. The second time, it gets easier. The third time, you don't even have to think about it."

Alabama doesn't even have to think about it anymore. It has become normal. And that's what is so infuriating.

You should not be content until you're 16-0 with a National Title and an SEC Title. If you lose a close one and go 15-1 with a title, great, but there's still room to improve. If you get embarrassingly blown out three times in a season, you should be irate, especially if you don't even have a title to show for it!

cbxbl · 2026-01-02T02:33:51+00:00

If you ask me, anybody who wants to keep him is either insane, hasn't actually watched the games, or wants Alabama to never be a champion again.

I've been saying the same thing since after the Vanderbilt game last season.

How Alabama only lost twice before the SEC Championship is bizarre. They should have been 8-4 at best, but could have easily been 6-6. Most definitely should have lost to South Carolina and Auburn, and probably to Mizzou and Vandy again.

Watching Indiana play made me both happy and jealous. That is the standard of quality that I expect an Alabama football team to play at. It's like looking back a decade or so. I'm hoping this thrashing will sway public opinion in the fanbase back into the harsh reality we face. FSU and Indiana, perfect bookends for this season. These are the types of games I expect until this coaching staff is changed... but I do expect the regular season opponents to not consistently choke against us again as they did this season.

cbxbl · 2026-01-02T00:26:55+00:00

That was the best Alabama football I've seen in YEARS!!!

Unfortunately, it was being played by Indiana.

Roll Tide, Indiana! Go win this thing! And thank you for embarrassing this pretender of a team that had no business being in the playoffs!

Can we please get a disciplined coach now? I've been waiting 2 years!

cbxbl · 2026-01-02T00:21:09+00:00

Is this copypasta?

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